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    What is the proper way to store an unused battery?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by dv5z, Sep 15, 2008.

  1. dv5z

    dv5z Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've had my dv5z for a couple of weeks now and it's been plugged in pretty much the whole time. Since this doesn't seem to be good for lithium ion batteries, I removed mine (standard 6-cell) and packed it away.

    There was a sticker on the battery that referred me to the manual, but I couldn't find anything about batteries in the documentation that came with the computer.

    Going online I found two different suggestions from HP about how to store their notebook batteries.

    1) Store batteries fully charged.

    and

    2) Store batteries with a 30%-50% charge.

    I ran the battery down to 40% and put it away. But now I'm wondering if I did the right thing? :confused:
     
    dv5z, Sep 15, 2008
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  2. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    40% charge and leave it in a cool dark place...
     
    flipfire, Sep 15, 2008
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